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Jan 7, 2009
US Climate Change Science Program releases report on abrupt climate change.
Sour future for the oceans?
Dec 3, 2008 2 comments
Call for carbon-dioxide levels to be brought down to 350 ppm to prevent ocean acidification and huge economic losses.
Predicting the climate future
Oct 27, 2008
Forum for the Future suggests five likely scenarios for the world in 2050.
Moving times for wildlife
Oct 15, 2008
Climate change is already causing disruptions in species ranges but tropical species have fewer options than those at mid-latitudes.
Climate adaptation takes the stage
Oct 1, 2008
Physical and social scientists must work together to make and employ the predictions needed to inform policymaking for climate adaptation and mitigation.
Monitoring the melting of the Arctic
Sep 10, 2008 3 comments
Liz Kalaugher joins a research ship in the Canadian Arctic to find out how microwave imaging can reveal where and how fast the ice is melting.
Climate talks continue in Ghana
Aug 27, 2008
Deforestation and sectoral approach prove key areas for discussion.
Renewable energy: price and policy are key
Jul 29, 2008 1 comment
Sustainable energy resources are plentiful but exploiting them at large scales is more of a challenge, heard delegates at the WREN conference.
Going sour: protecting the oceans
Jul 16, 2008
Including ocean acidification worries in carbon regulation would probably lower emissions targets, say researchers.
Renewable energy investment takes off
Jul 2, 2008 1 comment
In 2007 $148 bn was invested in clean energy and energy efficiency, says the latest report for the UN Environment Programme.
Decadal predictions: put your money where your mouth is
Jun 4, 2008 1 comment
Climate researchers challenged to back up their ten-year forecasts of a temporary lull in rising temperatures with €2500 wager.
The environmental e-science revolution
May 7, 2008
Scientists gather in London to swap ideas on the future of climate modelling, how information technologies can help environmental research, and more.
Modelling comes under scrutiny
Apr 23, 2008 2 comments
European Geosciences Union Assembly debates whether modelling is more than a fashionable indoor sport.
Improving environmental treaties
Apr 2, 2008 1 comment
With the exception of the Montrol Protocol, international environmental agreements have been unsuccessful.
Palaeodata can constrain “wild modellers”
Mar 19, 2008
Leverhulme Climate Symposium 2008 brings two disparate scientific communities together.
Warming up the disease debate
Mar 4, 2008
Climate change is not yet a major driving force behind the increase in epidemic infectious disease.
AAAS "seas" the future
Feb 19, 2008
Threats to oceans highlighted at American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting.
Finding food risk hot spots
Feb 6, 2008
Researchers in the US have attempted to quantify where climate change will have the most detrimental effects on food availability.
European Union sets next round of emissions targets
Jan 23, 2008
But will individual country objectives have enough impact for the EU to meet its greenhouse gas commitments?
The hidden costs of biofuels
Jan 9, 2008
Although they can cut greenhouse gas emissions, biofuels may have other environmental impacts that are harmful.